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£2,918 19s. id. The estimated cost was £3,000. The County
Council declined to make a contribution towards the cost of the
second improvement.
125. The widening of the public way by the purchase of a
Tooting Bee strip of land at the eastern corner of Tooting Bee
rads Road, Road (now Tooting Bee Gardens) and Garrads
Corner™8Road, Streatham, the estimated cost of which was
£310, has been carried out at a total nett cost of £304 ls. 6d.
126. The widening of Merton Road, Southfield, to 60 feet in
Merton Road front of the "West Hill" London County Council
Widening of school has been completed. The total nett cost of
"West Hill"
School the improvement was £799 4s. id., towards which
the County Council contributed the sum of £145 in respect of the
paving works for which such Council would have been liable had
the road been widened to 40 feet only. The estimated cost of the
improvement was £694.
127. The widening of Streatham Place at the corner of Brix-
stireatham Place ton Hill, arranged some time ago, has been cornImprovement.
'pleted at a total cost of £1,935 195. 4d. The total
estimated cost was £2,000.
128. The Highways Committee have continued the negotiaHigh
Street tions for the acquisition of the property required
Clapham, ' for widening High Street, Clapham, at Nos. 84 to
Widening 96, and have settled the majority of the claims. In
one case it was necessary to put in force the Council's compulsory
powers as the owner declined the Committee's terms. Similar
steps are now being taken with regard to the remaining interest
to be acquired.
129. The London County Council having acquired a site for
Charlwood Road a school at the corner of Charlwood Road and HotWidening.
ham Road Putney, the Borough Council in October
last asked the County Council, when arranging for building the
school, to make provision for the widening of Charlwood Road to
not less than 40 feet. In reply the County Council stated that,
provided the Borough Council paid the sum of £765 (the pro rata
cost of the strip of land required) and also defrayed the charges
for paving and maintaining the land, the Committee of the
County Council would be willing to take the necessary steps to.